On India's Buddh International Circuit, racing in the MRF Challenge series support race for the Grand Prix, Indiana-based Conor Daly shook off jet lag to win the initial race. Daly finished 3rd in the second MRF event.

Immediately after next weekend's Abu Dhabi Formula 1 race, several teams will have their Young Driver Test. The Caterham F1 team has announced that 21-year-old American Alexander Rossi will have a day with their GP car.

During the Friday practice session in Austin, the Californian will get a chance to show his fellow Americans what he can do with an F1 car. Rossi – the only driver from the U.S. to currently hold a FIA F1 Super License – has said, "There is a lot of pride in driving out the pit lane and onto the track as an American as F1 returns to America."